The Kings have been getting a bit of luck lately. Both Phoenix and San Jose have endured a spate of losses recently, helping out the Kings' playoff hopes. The Kings have been doing their share as well, winning 3 of 4 since the arrival of Jeff Carter. However, the Kings do not have an easy schedule down the stretch and it will take a few different things coming together (in my opinion) for...

Just reading the summary of last night's Kings vs. Blue Jackets game you could tell that something special happened. Doughty scores the game winner with less than a second remaining in order to save his team from overtime?! Incredible. As it turns out, it may have been even more incredible than that. upon viewing the replay, it appears the game clock froze for a second and a half, which...

The Oilers slid into town on a five game winning streak and easily defeated the Kings to make it six in a row. This, ladies and gentlemen, is not your Oilers team from the past 4 years. This is a team that is rapidly becoming a solid playoff team. Despite last night's beatdown though, I would say they're not there just yet. So, what's for real with them and what's just riding momentum? ...

It's still quite early in the season and with a record of 1-1-0 it's hard to evaluate whether the Kings summer of roster upheaval is going to pay off. As of now it looks as though the added offensive depth will be a boon to the Kings provided everyone can stay healthy. Let's take a look at some things you should be thinking about as the Kings get set to face-off against New Jersey:
-What's ...

Okay Kings fans, we're in training camp right now and Drew Doughty is still unsigned. If you asked me earlier this summer if we'd be in training camp “sans Doughty”, I would have said no way. I guess that's just the eternal optimist in me, because here we are. While a considerable amount of time has been spent trying to distribute blame to Doughty, Lombardi, or Meehan, that's ...

It's that awful quiet period of the summer when the free-agent frenzy has long since died down and we're still weeks away from training camp. However, Kings fans can't enjoy the lull (really, who enjoys any absence of hockey?) because Doughty has yet to put his signature on a contract. Yet, there's plenty of speculation to go around. Is Doughty mad at Lombardi? Is Lombardi mad at Dought...

It's fairly evident that the Kings made improvements through their off-season moves this summer. I will go further and qualify this with “on paper”, so as to not rile up anyone adamant that the Kings will still be worse than their favorite team next season. That said, the off-season additions have excited Kings fans and have us asking, “Is it October?” (more…)

The Kings went from being the 4th team to clinch a seed in the West this season to a 7th seed heading into the post-season. Their fall from grace coincided pretty closely to the losses of top two scorers Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. The Kings will have to make up for those losses with a full team effort against a really talented Sharks team. (more…)

Don't let Edmonton's record fool you. This isn't the Edmonton that we're used to since their epic run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2006. That was the last time the Oilers were in the playoffs, but this team has some new energy. They look like they're a few pieces away from being a solid threat. Most of this is thanks to the draft where they've acquired guys like Hall, Eberle, and Paajarv...

Monta Ellis was not having a good game. With time running down, he had 19 points in what was looking like a home loss to the woeful Sacramento Kings. But All-Stars can awaken at any given moment, and Monta Ellis is an All-Star.
Off an inbounds pass, he buried a three with 23.7 seconds left to cut the Kings lead to one. He was hardly done. In fact, he was just getting started. After the Kings Po...

First thought after yesterday's loss to the Suns – “what's the excuse this time?”
Not that the players were making it, they weren't – but the media was.
The Utah loss last Wednesday was “well, they're looking ahead, they want to get home.” Ok, plausible
The Kings loss on Friday – “Hey, long west coast swing! Of course they're going to come out fla...

It wasn't easy, but the Los Angeles Clippers did enough to notch win No. 5 on the season Monday night at Staples Center.
Despite leading by 17 points on three separate occasions in the third quarter, the Clippers had to overcome a late four-point deficit to take down the Sacramento Kings 98-91.
Eric Gordon led all scorers with 28 points on 10-17 shooting, including the go-ahead three-pointer to...